Cogent Communications Group Inc. / CCOI
Cogent Communications is an Internet service provider for corporate businesses and companies whose businesses rely on the Internet. (Photo: Shira Yudkoff - washingtonpost.com)
About Cogent Communications Group Inc.
1015 31st St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20007
www.cogentco.com
| 202-295-4200
| Founded: 1999
Industry: Telecommunications | Category: Top 100 Companies
Cogent Communications sells high-speed Internet access to small and medium-size businesses, providing broadband services in more than 100 markets in North America and Europe. Although the company has not turned a profit in the past two years, its business has been increasing as consumer demand for digital media continues to soar. Last year, for example, the company doubled its connections to Photobucket, a popular photo-sharing site. High-profile services YouTube and eBay also use the service.
2007 Financial Data
Total employees: 451 | Local employees: 209Company Leadership
| David Blake Bath | Director |
| Steven D. Brooks | Director |
| Lewis H. Ferguson | Director |
| Richard T. Liebhaber | Director |
| Erel N. Margalit | Director |
| Tim Weingarten | Director |
| David Schaeffer | Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
| David Schaeffer | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Source: Compensation data provided by Equilar, Inc..
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David Schaeffer Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
$13,036,000 Salary: $306,000 |
Did You Know
GET THE POPCORN: Cogent says its networks carry 10 petabytes of Internet traffic every day, equating to 1,600 years of back-to-back online movies.
